Category: kidlit

• weak in the knees.

  Dear Readers, Consider this cover: I’ve been smitten with this book cover since I first saw it back in January, on several different sites. The rich, saturated colors; the direct, forthright gazes of the three children; the hidden person; the cat; the fact that they all sort of remind me of Harold from Harold and…

  Miss Julie

  June 3, 2010

  authors, books, covers, design, J fiction, kidlit, middle grade, reading, reviews

• nontraditional: a list.

  During one of my twitter frolics recently I found the effing librarian, whose blog I am completely and utterly smitten with. He talks about many of the hot issues in the library world, as well as advocacy and news, but in a completely bitchy and steely way. Love, love, love. Here is an expansive  booklist…

  Miss Julie

  May 22, 2010

  awesomeness, be the best you can be, kidlit, libraries now!, nonfiction, OPINIONS!, participation, reviews, weirdnesss for the sake of weirdness

• tribute to Katherine Paterson

  I made this video in library school, and I worked really, really hard on it, so I am going to post it here in honor of one of my favorite authors of all time, Katherine Paterson. I am really thrilled that she is the Children’s Literature Ambassador. I hope you enjoy my dorky little fan…

  Miss Julie

  April 3, 2010

  authors, J fiction, kidlit

• gate hate.

  I was fairly late to the twitter game. I didn’t really see much value in it, until I discovered that I could spend most of my time following people and not worry about creating my own content. Now I spend my twitter time enjoying the jarosity of Maureen Johnson and the pictures of food from…

  Miss Julie

  April 1, 2010

  authors, be the best you can be, censorship, kidlit, largely unsubstantiated, Librarians, librarians…for the CHILDREN!, OPINIONS!, personal experience, reader's advisory, reading, ya lit